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After axions were first theorized by physicists in the suburbs of Chicago 45 years ago, they quickly became a robust…
Nov 10
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Dark matter physicists may have one of the most frustrating jobs in science. Their work deals with something that…
Jun 17
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A mysterious signal has appeared in an extremely sensitive dark matter-hunting experiment. And after more than a…
May 19
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Nearly 14 billion years ago, a universe appeared in an unthinkably high-energy blast. Particles started to…
May 4
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Despite the stereotype of a lone, wild-haired Einstein working tirelessly at a chalkboard, today’s biggest…
Mar 11
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A theory-defying anomaly has persisted in the latest results from a Large Hadron Collider experiment, according to…
Mar 10
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A typical neutron star measures 22 kilometers (13.6 miles) wide, according to new research. It’s the most accurate…
Mar 10
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Most of the matter in the universe is undetectable in any way except for the gravity it exerts. While some think…
Feb 5
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The next generation of atom smasher could be a 100-kilometer-round ring, costing over $10 billion, with no promise…
Jan 25 2020
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A 50-foot ring topped with white insulation sits attached to wires, pipes, and other electrical components in a…
Jan 23 2020
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We drove past the perfect-circle frozen pond delineating the Booster—the second in a sequence of Fermilab’s particle…
Jan 14 2020
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Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered evidence of small clumps of dark matter warping the…
Jan 10 2020
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The U.S. Department of Energy has decided on the final location of a major upcoming American particle collider:…
Dec 10 2019
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At 8:01 p.m. on October 10, 2018, a bolt of lightning flashed inside of a storm cloud just east of the Indonesian…
Nov 25 2019
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The oldest particle accelerator at CERN, home to the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, is celebrating its…
Nov 25 2019
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Researchers in Hungary have published the exciting new claim that they’ve discovered a new subatomic particle, but…
Nov 13 2019
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A new paper asks: What if antimatter is the portal into the dark universe?
Nov 6 2019
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A precise new measurement of the size of the proton shows a decade-long problem may now have a solution.
Oct 23 2019
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Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider triumphantly announced the discovery of the Higgs boson back in the summer…
Sep 18 2019
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An experiment nearly two decades in the making has finally unveiled its measurements of the mass of the universe’s…